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Passenger arrivals at the Kotoka International Airport declined by 10.3% on a year-on-year basis to 98,146 in March 2025, the Bank of Ghana has revealed.
This was down from 109,380 arrivals recorded a year ago.
On a month-on-month basis, however, tourist arrivals increased by 2.2%.
For the first quarter of 2025, there were 295,415 arrivals recorded at the international airport and the land borders, compared with 308,024 for the corresponding period in 2024.
This represented a decline of 4.1%.
Ports and Harbours Activity
Meanwhile, international trade at the country’s two main harbours (Tema and Takoradi), as measured by laden container traffic for inbound and outbound containers, improved during the period under review.
Total container traffic increased by 22.0% (year-on-year) to 73,577 in March 2025.
In cumulative terms, total container traffic for the first quarter of 2025 went up by 20.5% to 205,145 year-on-year.
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